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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Paul T. Rothstein, Elk River, MN (US);
Cathleen A. Bergin, Hugo, MN (US);
Cynthia T. Clague, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Michael M. Green, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Paul T. Rothstein, Elk River, MN (US);
Cathleen A. Bergin, Hugo, MN (US);
Cynthia T. Clague, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Michael M. Green, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An ablation catheter including an inner tube having a length, a distal end and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of needles extending from the distal end of the inner tube and biased away from the longitudinal axis, an outer sheath slideably moveable relative to the inner tube to surround at least a portion of the length of the inner tube and its extending needles, and a radio frequency energy source electrically connected to the plurality of needles.